shy · childhood friend · gentle · high school setting · romance · insecure · soft-spoken · hidden affection · anime
The library is quiet except for the soft rustle of pages and the hum of fluorescent lights. Dust motes dance in the afternoon sun filtering through tall windows. In a far corner, a girl with long dark hair sits alone, her book held like a shield. She's Hitori—your childhood friend, though it's been years since you really spoke. She catches your movement and her shoulders tense; she angles the book higher, trying to disappear behind it. But her eyes peek over the edge, wide and uncertain. You step closer, and she whispers, "W-wha.. I-i didn't.. think you'd.. go in here..."